Child&#39;s crib or berth attachment for railroad-cars.



L. W. GEEREKBY.

CHILD'S CRIB 0R BERTH ATTACHMENT FOR RAILROAD CARS.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 21, 1910 RENEWED MAY 12 Patented Mar. 17, 1914.

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L. W. GEEREKEY. CHILD'S GRIB 0R BERTH ATTACHMENT FOR RAILROAD CARS.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.21, 1910. K'ENEWED MAY 12, 1913.

1,090,705. Patented Mar. 17, 1914.

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LOUIS "W. 03E DOUGLAS, ARIZONA.

GHILDS CRIB OE.-

ATTAGI-IMENT FOR RAILRTPAD-CARS.

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Application filed January 21, 1910, Serial No. 539,293

Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. it,

itenewcd May 153, 1813. Serial No. 767,191.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, Louis TV. a citizen of the United States, Douglas, in the county oi Cochise and State of Arizona, have invented a Childs Crib or Berth Attachment for RailroacbCars, or which the following is a specification.

This invention is an improvement over that disclosed in my Patenth o. 1,055,89'2', dated March 11, 1913, and it relates to an improvement in the means for securing a crib to horizontal rails applied to the inner side of a railway carriage.

The invention is hereinafter described and. illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

In the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification: Figure 1 is a cross section of a car showing the application of my invention thereto. Fig. 2

Gnnunnnr, residing at is a side elevation, showing the movable car riage and crib or berth which is adjustably supported thereon. F 1g. 3 1s a side elevatlon, partly in section, of the carriage or cured to the rear support for the crib or berth, the same being detached from the supports attached to the car. Fig. 4- is a part plan and sectional View through the carriage. Figs. 5 and 6 are respectively sections and side views of the crib or berth.

Like numerals of reference indicate like parts in all the figures of the drawings.

In carrying out my invention I attach to the inner wall ateither side of the car three horizontally disposed rails 1, 2, and 3, running preferably the full length of the car, and spaced apart, as shown in Fig. 1. These rails are made of metal, and may be comparatively light so as to not disfigure the appearance of the car, the upper and intermediate rails having oppositely disposed guide flanges 1 and 2 respectively, which overlap the wheels of the carriage, hereinafter described, so as to maintain said carriage in Vertical position; While the lower rail 3 is provided in its upper side with a longitudinal groove, 3 serving as a guide for the lower end of the carria e. The intermediate rail 2 is provided with an upwardly-projecting flange t having notches 5, and similar notches 6, are formed in the outer edge of the lower rail 3, said notches cooperating with catches on the carriage for holding the latter in locked position.

The carriage consists of a vertical backplate or board 7, having formed on or seside thereof upper and lower wheel-boxes 8 and 9, respectively, similar to the ordinary form of slidingdoor hanger, said boxes each having a set or": two wheels l0, 10. Tn two sets oi whee s are spaced apart cor-red, ending to the distance between the su" ort1ng-rails l and on the car, and so the. the upper set of wheels may travel upon the rail 1, and the lower set along the iuiderside of rail 2 while the lower edge or the bees-plate slides in the groove 3 of the rail At the lower end of the back-plate of the carriage is a metal angle-plate 11, which overlaps the front of the rail and at this end of said back-plate is also a slidingcatch 12 which is adapted to engage any one oi th notches 6 in said lower rail, said catch serving to hold the carriage firmly to any position along the rails to which it may be moved, for instance in front of any one of the car seats. A similar sliding-catch 18 is mounted on the rear side of the bacleplate for engagement with the notches 5 in the intermediate rail 2, so as to more securely hold the carriage.

Upon the front of the back-plate 7 of the carriage is a vertical guide-rail 1 1, having a T-shaped groove 15 therein and notches 16 along one edge, and alongside of this guide-rail is a vertical tube or housing 17 for a counterbalancing weight, hereinafter referred to.

For the purpose of moving the carriage along the rails a handle 18 is secured to or formed on the carriage, preferably at one side of the housing 17, as shown.

At the upper end of the back-plate 7, above the guide-rail and housing is a pulley l9, journaled in a bearing-bracket 20, and over this pulley passes a cord 21, one end of which passes down into the groove 15 in the guide-rail 14;- for attachment to a bracket-arm 22 forming part of the crib or berth, while the other end passes down in the housing or tube 17 and is attached to a counterbalancing weight 23 sliding in said tube or housing. The inner end of the sliding-bracket 22 is 'lshaped in cross section to fit slidably in the correspondingly-shaped groove in the guide-rail let of the carriage, and as an additional support or guide for this bracket an angle-plate 23' is secured to one side thereof and adapted to bear against the plain edge of said rail; and for the purpose of supporting this bracket at any desired elevation on the carriage, the former is provided with a sliding-catch 24:, adapted to engage any one of the notches l6.

At the outer end of the slidable supporting bracket 22 is a bowl-shaped socket 25, to receive a corresponding member 26 on a turn-table 27, to which latter the crib or berth is secured. In the present instance the crib or berth comprises three sections, a center section 28, a head section 29, and a -foot section 30, the head and foot sections being suitably hinged to the said center section. The head and foot sections are connected at each side by means of a jointed rod comprising sections 31 and 32, the rod 31 being secured along the edge of the head section while the rod 32 is pivoted to the lower end of the foot section, and the meeting ends of said rods overlap and are connected by means of a clamping-bolt 33. As will be seen, therefore, when the head section is moved up or down a corresponding movement, though in the opposite direction, will be imparted to the foot section, and when these sections are adjusted to diflerent positions they are held by simply tightening the nut 33 on the bolt. The center section may be and preferably is provided with raised sides 34, and the several parts of the crib or berth are suitably upholstered.

Having thus described my invention, 1 0

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In a crib attachment for railway cars, the combination with a car body, of three horizontal rails extending along the side of the car interiorly and spaced apart vertically, the upper rail having an upwardly projecting flange, the middle rail being T- shaped in cross section, and the lower rail having a lengthwise groove, of a crib carrier comprising a vertical back plate having two wheels at the top that run on said upper rail and two middlewheels that run underneath the middle rail, the lower end of the said back plate being slidable in the grooved bottom rail, and slidable catches attached to the back plate and adapted to enter notches in the middle and lower rails, as described.

Signed at Douglas, Aria, Jan. 7th, 1910.

LOUIS W. GEEREKEY.

WVitnesses:

J. A. HownLL, JOHN Donn.

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